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Case No. 26426Death (boating accident) · Co. Galway · 13 Jun 2022

Tributes paid to man killed in Galway boating accident

Niall Quinn, a man from Killeenaran, Kilcolgan, County Galway, was killed in a boating accident on 13 June 2022. He left behind his wife Jacinta and their three children, Aonghus, Marcus, and Méabh. Tributes were paid to Quinn by members of the Galway Bay Sailing Club and the wider community. No further legal proceedings have been reported.

  1. Reported15 Jun
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Niall Quinn was killed in a boating accident.
Where
Quinn was from Killeenaran, Kilcolgan, County Galway, though his death notice lists the location as Kileenaran, Ballindereen, Co. Galway.
When
Quinn died on 13 June 2022.
Other details
  • Quinn left behind his wife Jacinta and three children, Aonghus, Marcus, and Méabh.
  • Quinn was an avid sailor and a member of the Galway Bay Sailing Club.
  • Tributes were paid to Quinn by Galway Bay Sailing Club members and the community.
  • Quinn was preceded in death by his parents Roibeard and Kathleen and his brother Ian.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatNiall Quinn was killed in a boating accident (extra.ie)
  • whatNiall Quinn left behind two sons and a daughter (extra.ie)
  • whatHis children are Aonghus, Marcus, and Méabh (extra.ie)
  • whatHis wife is Jacinta (extra.ie)
  • whatNiall Quinn was an avid sailor (extra.ie)
  • whatGalway Bay Sailing Club members paid tribute to Niall Quinn (extra.ie)
  • whatNiall Quinn was preceded by his parents Roibeard and Kathleen and his brother Ian (extra.ie)
  • whereNiall Quinn was from Killeenaran, Kilcolgan, County Galway (extra.ie)
  • whenNiall Quinn died on 13 June 2022 (extra.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Jun2022
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Tributes paid to Galway father of three killed in boating accident - Extra.ie

    Tribute and obituary article providing family details and condolences for Niall Quinn, killed in a boating accident in Galway.

    victim, Niall Quinn, male, irish (judged from name)Niall Quinn